warming globe dwindling water
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Climate change has been happening….
Global mean temperature has been constantly rising
especially since the last 100 years.
Temperature has risen by 0.74 degree Celsius in the last 100
yearsIPCC
Our Earth might look something like this …
This trend will continue at a much faster pace in the coming years.
Climate Change will negatively impact the quality
and quantity of water.
62-76% of Global area wil l be under water stress
Glaciers will drastically reduce by 2030
The retreat of Gangotri glacier
Source: NASA/IPCC, 2007
Global average sea levels are rising since 1993 at 3.1 mm per yr.
IPCC (4th assessment)
Increasing scarcity of water
Rural to Urban migration wil l compound the problem
Urbanisation, population explosion and
industrial isation wil l increase water consumption
by 20-40% by 2020
Climate Change is a reality…
… and scarcity of water- a bubble waiting to burst
Let’s join hands to adapt ourselves to climate change
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007World Water Development Reports 2003 and 2006
Human Development Report 2006Climate Change and Water,
IPCC Technical Paper VI 2008
Ministry of Environment and ForestsGovernment of India
Dr. Subodh Sharma, Director NATCOM,
Ministry of Environment and Forests
and
Dr. Sumanna Bhattacharya, National Expert Consultant, Winock International India